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Ministry of Development of North-East Region
Union Minister Dr.Jitendra Singh unveils the Logo and song for festival “Destination North East-2020
N-E Region to emergeas the favourite tourist and business destinations of India post COVID-19: Dr Jitendra Singh
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shahwill formally inaugurate the festival this Sunday
The Union Minister of State , Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today unveiled the Logo and song for festival “Destination North East-2020”  through a video conference.
The 4-day event will be formally inaugurated by Union Minister for Home Affairs Shri Amit Shah on 27.09.2020, with Dr Jitendra Singh as Guest of Honour. The Chief guest for the closing ceremony on 30.09.2020 will be Shri KirenRijiju, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, while Shri RameshwarTeli, Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries will join as Guest of Honour.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Jitendra Singh said that North-Eastern Region will be one of the favourite tourist and business destinations of India post COVID-19 and will be an important engine for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarion call of Atmanirbhar Bharat by focussing on “Vocal for Local”.
He said, the event “Destination North East 2020” is also an effort to make everyone explore the Local Destinations rather than going anywhere abroad. The Minister said that people should take a pledge to Visit Local, Travel Local and Explore Local thus giving a boost to the local Tourism and Hospitality industry. Moreover, he added that by remaining Corona free mostly, North East offers a very safe and attractive tourist destination in the entire World.
Dr Jitendra Singh said that North East offers a lot to Rest of India to learn from its culture, cuisines, entrepreneurship skills, scenic attributes and a society which is highly disciplined, literate and forward looking. He said the region has a very rich business tradition in the areas of Bamboo, Handicrafts, Textiles and Handloom.
The Union Minister said that the Festival Destination North East has been travelling across the country since last couple of years, from Varanasi in 2019 to the Lawns of India Gate in New Delhi or in Chandigarh before that and now it will be virtually reaching to your homes this year. He said, the festival is not just about Tourism, but it’s an invitation to the organisations and specially to the young entrepreneurs who would like to avail the advantage of unexplored potentials of the region.
Dr.Jitendra Singh said that the Narendra Modi Government has left no stone unturned when it comes to the development of North Eastern Region. Be it Railways, Airways or Road Connectivity, the transformation in last six years is unprecedented. He said that in the last six years, not only developmental gaps were bridged successfully, but North- Eastern Region has also gained Psychological confidence.
Logo and Song for Destination North East- 2020
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs
IICA signs MoU with DSNLU to collaborate for offering Courses, Research and Publications, Advancement of Knowledge, Capacity Building, Awareness and Advocacy
The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs , Manesar established by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs , Government of India and Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University , Vishakhapatnam have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding  on December 14, 2022.
IICA is established by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs as a think-tank and a Centre of Excellence to support the growth of the corporate sector in India through an integrated and multi-disciplinary approach. IICA has been mandated to offer capacity building and advisory solutions to Government, Statutory Authorities, Private Sector, etc, apart from taking up research in the corporate area.
The MOU is signed between IICA and DSNLU for the purpose of academic collaboration that will encompass offer and award of degree, diploma and certificate courses of contemporary importance; exchange members of faculty and students; research and publication; other academic activities; offer of expert advice and consultancy; and conduct joint workshops, seminars and conferences. In addition to this, active efforts will be made to develop joint training and research programs that will be pursued in a collaborative spirit. The MOU will foster advancement in offering Post Graduate Courses such as LL.M, jointly organizing awareness and outreach programmes for the benefit and welfare of humanity.
The MoU was signed by Prof.  S. Surya Prakash, Vice-Chancellor of DSNLU and Shri. Praveen Kumar, Director General and Chief Executive Officers  of the IICA. Prof.  K. Madhusudhana Rao, Registrar I/c., Prof.  A. Rajendra Prasad, Professor of Eminence, Dr. Pyla Narayana Rao, Associate Professor, IICA and Dr. Dayananda Murthy C.P. Director, Academic Affairs and Research were present during the occasion.
PIB Headquarters
Shri E. Mariappan takes over as Additional Director General, Press Information Bureau, Chennai
Shri E. Mariappan has taken over the charge today as Additional Director General, PIB, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Chennai. Before assuming the charge, he was Additional Director General, PIB, Hyderabad. He will also be the Additional Press Registrar of the Registrar of Newspapers for India in Chennai Office.
Shri. Mariappan will also head the Regional Outreach Bureau  of the I &B Ministry. The ROB has been formed, clubbing three media units of the ministry viz. DAVP , DFP  and S &DD . Shri Mariappan will also look after the Directorate of Publications Division  in Chennai.
He belongs to 1990 Batch of Indian Information Service. Having worked in different media units including PIB, All India Radio and Doordarshan.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 203.53 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 3.49 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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SUPPLIED
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2,03,53,52,325
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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3,49,26,440
More than 203.53 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 3.49 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses $are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Defence
Vacancy in the Army
The total posts vacant in the Army as on 01.01.2019 are 45,634, including 7,399 posts which are above the rank of Second Lieutenant. Recruitment in the Army is a continuous process and vacancies occur due to various reasons like accretions of posts from time to time, tough selection procedures, difficult service conditions coupled with perceived high degree of risk involved in the service career as also inherent limitation of number that could be trained without compromising the quality of training.Vacancies are filled progressively through recruits who complete training.
Publicity expenditure for recruitment in Army including recruitment notifications during the last three years is as follows:
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2016-17
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378.87
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199.47
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2018-19
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216.19
This information was given by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh in a written reply to Shri Rakesh Sinhain Rajya Sabha today.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
A Film of Beauty is a Joy Forever, Presenting to You IFFILOID Issue 7
Panaji, November 26, 2021
The 52nd IFFI is more than half way through. Here's bringing you the latest highlights of the celebration.
The seventh issue of IFFILOID – your never-ending reel, brought specially for you, by PIB.
Read here.
In case you missed it, here are the previous issues:
- Issue 1
- Issue 2
- Issue 3
- Issue 4
- Issue 5
- Issue 6
Why IFFILOID
Every edition of IFFI presents us with a skillfully curated collection of the best of Indian and world cinema. To better bring out the breadth and depth of this beauty, to better showcase the stories of the films and the people who create them, PIB has launched a daily IFFI newsletter IFFILOID, your never-ending reel of cinematic inspiration. The newsletter is being issued during the period of the 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India, i.e.,, during November 20 – 28, 2021.
The newsletter complements the Government of India’s other official communications on the festival.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Electric Vehicles for Akashvani - AIR Goes Green
In line with the green initiatives of the Centre and its vision on Electric Mobility, All India Radio has shifted its entire fleet to Electric vehicles for all its transportation needs. Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati Shashi Shekhar Vempati and Director General of All India Radio N Venudhar Reddy flagged off a fleet of 26 Electric Vehicles at Akashvani Bhawan in New Delhi earlier today.
In what can be seen as a small but important contribution towards realising the environmental goals of India, this is the second largest fleet of electric vehicles to be deployed in Delhi.
Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati Shashi Shekhar Vempati said that it is an important decision to convert to Electric Vehicles. It is the mission of Prime Minister for a clean India where environment is also clean.
Director General of All India Radio N Venudhar Reddy hopes that electric vehicles will be brought in for other stations of All India Radio based on the experience of these E-Vehicles at Akashvani Bhawan. He said that AIR has entered into an agreement with Convergence Energy Services Limited  for E-Vehicles for next five years.
All India Radio has hired all the Electric Vehicles on wet lease basis from CESL which is a joint venture of public sector companies under the Ministry of Power. The charging network for the Electric Vehicles has been laid by the Civil Construction Wing of Prasar Bharati.
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves acquisition of additional equity shareholding by Heineken International B.V. of United Breweries Limited
The Competition Commission of India  approves acquisition of additional equity shareholding by Heineken International B.V.  of United Breweries Limited under Section 31 of the Competition Act, 2002, yesterday.
The proposed transaction relates to HIBV’s potential acquisition of additional equity stake up to a maximum of approximately 16.40 percent shareholding in UBL.
HIBV is an investment holding company and is itself not engaged in any business activity. It is a direct/ indirect shareholder for all non-Dutch companies that form part of the Heineken Group. Heineken Group is an international group of companies engaged in the production, manufacture, packaging, distribution, marketing and sale of beer, non-alcoholic beer, cider and cider-based beverages, and a range of other beverages.
UBL is a public limited company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 and is principally engaged in the manufacture, sale and distribution of beer in India. UBL’s shares are listed on the BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited.
Detailed order of the CCI will follow.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves signing of Memorandum of Understanding between India and Finland in the area of cyber security
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding on the cooperation in the area of Cyber Security between India and Finland.
The MoU intends to promote closer cooperation for exchange of knowledge and experience in detection, resolution and prevention of security related incidents between India and Finland.
The MoU was signed in January, 2019.
Ministry of Finance
Government of India & NDB sign two loan agreements for USD 646 million for upgrading State Highway Network and District Road Network in Andhra Pradesh
The Government of India, the Government of Andhra Pradesh, and the New Development Bank  today signed loan agreements of up to USD 323 million each for two projects. The first project – Andhra Pradesh Roads and Bridges Reconstruction Project – comprises widening 1,600 km of State Highways to double lane and reconstructing dilapidated bridges on the State Highway network. The second project – Andhra Pradesh Mandal Connectivity and Rural Connectivity Improvement Project – comprises widening 1,400 km of district roads to double lane and reconstructing dilapidated bridges on the district road network. The Government of Andhra Pradesh will implement the Projects through the Roads and Buildings Department.
The two projects are expected to improve mobility and connectivity to the socioeconomic centres, enhance transport efficiency, improve road safety and riding quality, and provide all-weather accessibility for the State's road users. The projects would increase the roads' daily traffic capacity to 15,000 passenger car units, which is expected to meet the projected traffic growth over the next 20 years.
The agreement was signed by Shri Baldeo Purushartha, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Government of India, Shri M. T. Krishna Babu, Principal Secretary, Transport, Roads and Buildings Department on behalf of the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Mr. Xian Zhu, Vice President, and Chief Operations Officer on behalf of the NDB.
"India is committed to sustainable development and inclusive growth," said Shri Baldeo Purushartha, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. "The projects will contribute to the development of state infrastructure, enhance road connectivity and safety, and provide connectivity between adjoining Mandal headquarters and rural areas. The projects will also have a positive impact on employment generation and economic well-being."
"The projects will expand the capacity of roads with high vehicular traffic, improve last-mile connectivity to ports and industrial hubs and enhance connectivity to rural areas contributing to the enhanced socioeconomic development of the State of Andhra Pradesh. NDB funding shall help to bridge the funding gap for road infrastructure development and will support the Government of Andhra Pradesh in its goal to enhance connectivity between socioeconomic centres" said Mr. Xian Zhu.
The NDB was established based on the Inter-Governmental agreement among the BRICS countries  signed on July 15, 2014. The Bank's purpose is to mobilize resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects in BRICS and other emerging market economies and developing countries. The tenor of each loan is 32 years, including a moratorium period of 5 years.
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Ministry of Science & Technology
A simple image-processing technique to unravel the dynamics of Solar Corona can help detect Coronal Mass Ejections better
Indian researchers have developed a simple technique of separating the constant background of the Solar Colona and revealing the dynamic corona.
The simple approach of subtracting the constant background can improve efficiency of identification of Coronal Mass Ejections  -- events in which a large cloud of energetic and highly magnetized plasma erupts from the solar corona into space, causing radio and magnetic disturbances on the earth. It can also give a clear picture of the characteristics of CMEs and make their study easier.
Coronal mass ejections  are dynamic structures in the Solar Corona and are capable of driving the Space Weather in near-Earth space. It becomes imperative to separate such structures and visually or automatically identify the CMEs through the radial distances in the images taken using coronagraphs.
The density of the outermost layer of the atmosphere of the Sun – Corona – decreases with distance radially outwards. As the intensity of the corona observed in white light depends on the density of particles in the atmosphere, it decreases exponentially. If the contrast between the constant corona and transient CMEs is not high, detection of CMEs becomes a challenge.
A new method developed by Mr. Ritesh Patel, Dr. Vaibhav Pant, and Prof. Dipankar Banerjee from Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences , Nainital, along with Satabdwa Majumdar from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics , Bengaluru, autonomous institutes under DST, Government of India, called the Simple Radial Gradient Filter , is capable of separating the background revealing the dynamic corona. This research has been accepted for publication in the Solar Physics journal.
This method, which subtracts the constant background, brings out the transient corona, followed by dividing the result by an azimuthally uniform background to reduce the radial decrease in intensity. A combination of these two steps allows us to identify the structures such as CMEs throughout the field of view of the coronagraph images.
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Figure 1: The left image is taken by space-based coronagraph STEREO/COR-1A on August 1, 2010. The image on the right is after processing it with SiRGraF revealing a large CME at the eastern solar limb.
An example of the application of SiRGraF on a white-light coronagraph image of STEREO/COR-1A is shown in Figure 1. The images on the left and right panels are before and after processing by the proposed algorithm, respectively. An interesting aspect of this algorithm is that when a bulk of such images are to be processed, it will take only a few seconds for completion while also maintaining the image quality for scientific analysis.
Publication: Patel, R. et al., A Simple Radial Gradient Filter for Batch-Processing of Coronagraph Images. Solar Physics, 297, 27 
Publication link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-022-01957-y
Preprint link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.13043
For more details, please contact Mr. Ritesh Patel .
Ministry of Women and Child Development
WCD proposes amendments to widen the scope of Indecent Representation of Women  Act , 1986
Reformulated bill proposes new Centralised Authority under the aegis of National Commission of Women 
Based on the observations made by Parliamentary Standing Committee and recommendation made by the National Commission for Women on the basis of consultation with civil society groups and likeminded individuals, WCD has proposed amendments in IRWA keeping in mind the recent technological advancement in the field of communications such as social media platforms, over the top services etc.
The reformulated Bill proposes following amendments in the parent Act:
- Amendment in definition of term advertisement to include digital form or electronic form or hoardings, or through SMS, MMS etc
- Amendment in definition of distribution to include publication, license or uploading using computer resource, or communication device or in
- Insertion of a new definition to define the term publish
- Amendment in section 4 to include that No person shall publish or distribute or cause to be published or cause to be distributed by any means any material which contains indecent representation of women in any form:
- Penalty similar to that provided under the Information Technology Act, 2000
- Creation of a Centralised Authority under the aegis of National Commission of Women . This Authority will be headed by Member Secretary, NCW, having representatives from Advertising Standards Council of India, Press Council of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one member having experience of working on women issues.
- This Centralised Authority will be authorized to receive complaints or grievances regarding any programme or advertisement broadcasted or publication and investigate/ examine all matters relating to the indecent representation of women.
The Government of India has enacted the Indecent Representation of Women  Act , 1986 to prohibit indecent representation of women through advertisements, publications, writings, paintings, figures or in any other manner. Since the enactment of the Act, technological revolution has resulted in the development of new forms of communication, such as internet, multi-media messaging, cable television, over-the-top  services and applications e.g. Skype, Viber, WhatsApp, Chat On, Snapchat, Instagram etc.
Keeping in mind these technological advancements, it has been decided to widen the scope of the law so as to cover such forms of media on one hand and to strengthen the existing safeguards to prevent indecent representation of women through any media form on the other. Hence, the Indecent Representation of Women  Amendment Bill, 2012 was introduced in Rajya Sabha December, 2012 which referred the Bill to Department related Parliament Standing Committee for consideration.
Prime Minister's Office
Telephonic Conversation between PM and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on telephone today with His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
The two leaders exchanged information and views on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the situation in their respective countries, as well as the steps being taken by their Governments. They agreed that the next few weeks would be crucial to control the spread of the virus, and required concerted and coordinated efforts by all countries. In this context, they appreciated the organisation of a Virtual Summit among G20 Leaders earlier in the day, to discuss the pandemic.
Both leaders emphasised the importance they attach to the strength and richness of the bilateral relationship. They agreed to maintain regular consultations between their officials in the present situation, particularly to ensure continuity of logistical supply lines.
HH the Crown Prince assured Prime Minister about the welfare of the over 2 million Indians living in UAE and contributing to its economy. Prime Minister thanked the Crown Prince for his personal attention to the health and safety of Indian expatriates in the present situation.
Prime Minister expressed his best wishes for the good health of the Crown Prince and the entire Royal Family as well as all Emirati citizens. The Crown Prince warmly reciprocated the good wishes.